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Prisons for Profit - Louisiana has the highest rate of incarceration of any state in the nation with one in every 86 adults behind bars. As Lucky Severson reports, to contain the costs of imprisoning so many individuals, the state has outsourced the operating of many prisons to local sheriffs and others who are given a per diem payment for each prisoner. Critics say one effect of this is to give sheriffs an incentive to expand their prison populations and keep their costs as low as possible. D

9:00 am

Idaho Reports 2013
Host Greg Hahn, with a panel of news professionals, plus political analysts, examines the week's events at the Idaho Legislature.G

10:00 am

Outdoor Idaho"Trip to the Moon"
One early traveler called it the strangest 75 square miles in North America. Characterized by one of the only continental hot spots in the world, Craters of the Moon encompasses three quarters of a million acres of lava flows, sagebrush, rolling hills... and a few surprises. Part of it is managed by the National Park Service, as a national monument. And it may be as close as any of us will ever come to a trip to the moon.G

10:30 am

Dialogue"Annette Gordon-Reed: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference"
The historian speaks with host Marcia Franklin during the Sun Valley Writers' Conference. Gordon-Reed won the 2008 National Book Award and the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for her book on Thomas Jefferson and the Hemings slave family, which he owned.G

11:00 am

Need to Know
MARIA HINOJOSA ANCHORS. With the ongoing discussion in Washington about revising the federal tax code, Need to Know profiles four New Jersey residents with dramatically different incomes to demonstrate how current tax regulations disproportionately benefit some Americans more than others. D

Egypt's Golden Empire"The Warrior Pharaohs/Pharaohs of the Sun/The Last Great Pharaoh"
Egyptian rulers Ahmose, Hatshepsut, the first female Pharaoh, and Thutmosis III are exploredG

1:00 pm

Egypt's Golden Empire"Pharaohs of the Sun"
By 1400 B.C. the Egyptian empire is in a golden age of wealth and power, led by Amenhotep III.G

2:00 pm

To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
All Boys Club: President Obama is being criticized for leaving out women and persons of color in his first few Cabinet nominations for his second term. Women and Binge Drinking: A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows one out of eight women are binge drinkers. Governor Maggie Hassan: The new governor of New Hampshire is leading the first state delegation with an all-women federal delegation. D

European Journal"Germany's Bounty of Green Energy Overloads The Power Grid"
Czech Republic/Germany: The Czech Republic on the Verge of a Blackout - European energy policy has become a highly-charged issue because the rapid expansion of green electricity in Germany is putting a strain on the power grid in neighboring countries. Twenty percent of the electricity in Germany is generated from sustainable resources. Much of this is generated by wind farms in northern Germany and consumed in the southern part of the country. D

Moyers & Company"Paul Krugman On Why Jobs Come First"
Our current obsession with slashing the deficit is getting in the way of real work that needs to be done to preserve both our economy and our democracy. It's all about jobs, says Paul Krugman, who joins Bill Moyers on the next Moyers & Company (check local listings). The Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist explains why our top priority should be getting America back to work - if only Congress and the President would stop throwing distractions in the way. D

5:00 pm

Outdoor Idaho"Trip to the Moon"
One early traveler called it the strangest 75 square miles in North America. Characterized by one of the only continental hot spots in the world, Craters of the Moon encompasses three quarters of a million acres of lava flows, sagebrush, rolling hills... and a few surprises. Part of it is managed by the National Park Service, as a national monument. And it may be as close as any of us will ever come to a trip to the moon.G

5:30 pm

Dialogue"Annette Gordon-Reed: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference"
The historian speaks with host Marcia Franklin during the Sun Valley Writers' Conference. Gordon-Reed won the 2008 National Book Award and the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for her book on Thomas Jefferson and the Hemings slave family, which he owned.G

6:00 pm

Need to Know
MARIA HINOJOSA ANCHORS. With the ongoing discussion in Washington about revising the federal tax code, Need to Know profiles four New Jersey residents with dramatically different incomes to demonstrate how current tax regulations disproportionately benefit some Americans more than others. D

Egypt's Golden Empire"The Warrior Pharaohs/Pharaohs of the Sun/The Last Great Pharaoh"
Egyptian rulers Ahmose, Hatshepsut, the first female Pharaoh, and Thutmosis III are exploredG

8:00 pm

Egypt's Golden Empire"Pharaohs of the Sun"
By 1400 B.C. the Egyptian empire is in a golden age of wealth and power, led by Amenhotep III.G

9:00 pm

Moyers & Company"Paul Krugman On Why Jobs Come First"
Our current obsession with slashing the deficit is getting in the way of real work that needs to be done to preserve both our economy and our democracy. It's all about jobs, says Paul Krugman, who joins Bill Moyers on the next Moyers & Company (check local listings). The Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist explains why our top priority should be getting America back to work - if only Congress and the President would stop throwing distractions in the way. D

Need to Know
MARIA HINOJOSA ANCHORS. With the ongoing discussion in Washington about revising the federal tax code, Need to Know profiles four New Jersey residents with dramatically different incomes to demonstrate how current tax regulations disproportionately benefit some Americans more than others. D